ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (basilískos).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ • (basiliskos) m (plural ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ (basiliskos))

1. (Bohairic) basilisk (serpent)

   Synonym: ⲥⲓϯ (siti)

   • 1843, Psalterium (Psalms 91:13)‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 October 2013, page 144:

     ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳾ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳾

     Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.